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for that, the city will need help from the state and federal government. the election, following sandy, brought a renewed focus on bipartisanship and the need to invest in storm protection. but mayor fraim will be competing with other coastal areas to secure much needed federal dollars. >> there is a hugenvestment by the nation for its defense here and we are the only home for nuclear aircraft carriers on the entire atlantic coast. we are worth preserving for sure. it is something that is happening to us. we sense it. we know it. we have studied it. and now we are trying to prepare for it. >> reporter: with the cost of repairing the damage from sandy now totaling more than $50 billion for new york and new jersey alone, cities like norfolk are working hard to invest to protect themselves before the next big storm hits. >> woodruff: by the end of the week, the white house is expecteto ask congress for an additional $50 billion to $60 billion to cover the cost of repairs from sandy's devastation. and online, you can watch our upcoming story about shellfish th
for that, the city will need help from the state and federal government. the election, following sandy, brought a renewed focus on bipartisanship and the need to invest in storm protection. but mayor fraim will be competing with other coastal areas to secure much needed federal dollars. >> there is a hugenvestment by the nation for its defense here and we are the only home for nuclear aircraft carriers on the entire atlantic coast. we are worth preserving for sure. it is something that is...
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but the government does. we see ourselves as supporting the government. >> reporter: the president cut the ribbon on the new hospital vowing his administration will do better. international donors who have with held half the $5 billion they pledged to rebuild haiti will closely watch how projects like this hospital fare. for many ordinary haitians the goal as one health worker put it is to make it to the end of each day alive. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the undertold stories project at st. mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: over the past couple of weeks, generals, past and present, have found themselves in an uncomfortable spotlight. retired army general david petraeus resigned as director of the c.i.a. when he admitted to having an extramarital affair. the commander of u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan, general john allen, is also under investigation for sending inappropriate e-mails to a women in tampa. the former commander of africa command, general william ward, was
but the government does. we see ourselves as supporting the government. >> reporter: the president cut the ribbon on the new hospital vowing his administration will do better. international donors who have with held half the $5 billion they pledged to rebuild haiti will closely watch how projects like this hospital fare. for many ordinary haitians the goal as one health worker put it is to make it to the end of each day alive. >> woodruff: fred's reporting is a partnership with the...
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i mean the expectation that the chinese government has is really azing. they expect $300 million people are going to move from rural areas to urban areas within china over the next 20 years. if that happens the way the government expects it's going tow happen, that's going to be a huge demand story for consumption in china and it doesn't matter if you're an american company or chinese company or japanese company or anyone else, that demand story is going to be huge. >> susie: so there's new leadership in china. you think that, that's going to be the continuing theme? what response to you expect from the new leader? >> well, there's a big question, and the question is how seriously andow successful this leadership can be in tackling this issue of economic reform. i mean the financial crisis made it clear. the chinese economy is unsustainable. it's too dependent on global growth and not dependent enough on the consummittion story we're talking about. if they can shift the focus in china, that will be a great long-term story. >> susie: nicholas consonery asi
i mean the expectation that the chinese government has is really azing. they expect $300 million people are going to move from rural areas to urban areas within china over the next 20 years. if that happens the way the government expects it's going tow happen, that's going to be a huge demand story for consumption in china and it doesn't matter if you're an american company or chinese company or japanese company or anyone else, that demand story is going to be huge. >> susie: so there's...
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government might bring civil fraud charges against the firm, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world. during a conference call with investors, the company said it has received a so-called wells notice from the securities and exchange commission, often the first step to formal charges. the move comes a week after a former portfolio manager was charged with running the most lucrative insider trading schemes. s.a.c.'s billionaire founder, steve cohen, told clients he is confident that he "acted appropriately." well, another big company today authorizing a special dividend in anticipation of higher taxes next year. now it's costco jumping on the dividend bandwagon as a way to beat some of the impact of the fiscal cliff fallout. the wholesale club operator announced a special dividend of $7 a share to investors. it will cost the fi an estimated $3 billion. >> susie: tom, investors like the news. cosco's shares rose more than 6%, or $6, and a gain of of%. >> tom: we've seen a list of companies providing these special dividends, and we'll have more reporting on that tomorrow. today, meantim
government might bring civil fraud charges against the firm, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world. during a conference call with investors, the company said it has received a so-called wells notice from the securities and exchange commission, often the first step to formal charges. the move comes a week after a former portfolio manager was charged with running the most lucrative insider trading schemes. s.a.c.'s billionaire founder, steve cohen, told clients he is confident that he...
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one idea may be to change the way the government measures inflation. that may sound like a small change, but, as darren gersh reports, it could have a big impact. >> reporter: if the price of oranges goes up, consumers will buy apples and other cheaper foods. we know that. economists call that switching "substitution," but that change in bevior doesn't show up in the official inflation rate. so most economists think the current consumer price index overstates the actual cost of living. that's important because the inflation rate is used to set tax brackets and social security benefits. moving to a more accurate inflation measure called the "chained c.p.i." would cut the deficit by $200 billion over ten years. supporters say the change wouldn't cut benefits. >> if we're making the change to reflect what is the real cost of living, as opposed to a different one, then you are not reducing them; you're just truing up what you should be getting. not something that-- i hate to use the term-- that might be inflated beyond what it should have been. >> reporter
one idea may be to change the way the government measures inflation. that may sound like a small change, but, as darren gersh reports, it could have a big impact. >> reporter: if the price of oranges goes up, consumers will buy apples and other cheaper foods. we know that. economists call that switching "substitution," but that change in bevior doesn't show up in the official inflation rate. so most economists think the current consumer price index overstates the actual cost of...
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officials warned the syrian government not to use chemical weapons on its people. online, an update to a law in saudi arabia renews a debate about male guardianship. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: now whenever a saudi woman leaves the cntry, her husband or father receives a text message. the recent changes to the long- held system of male guardianship sparked outrage on twitter recently. i spoke to a journalist in saudi arabia who says the practice reinforces male control. our conversation is in the rundown. today's science roundup features dragonflies, or as one science writer calls them "the bengal tigers of the microworld." find the story on our home page. how can you secure a larger social security payment from an ex-spouse? the answer is in this week's installment of "ask larry." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour r tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at turkey's request for nato to deploy patriot missiles along its border with syria. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see
officials warned the syrian government not to use chemical weapons on its people. online, an update to a law in saudi arabia renews a debate about male guardianship. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: now whenever a saudi woman leaves the cntry, her husband or father receives a text message. the recent changes to the long- held system of male guardianship sparked outrage on twitter recently. i spoke to a journalist in saudi arabia who says the practice reinforces male control. our...
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government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revee wthout rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that reality, then the numbers actually aren't that far apart. another way of putting this is, we can probably solve this in about a week. >> reporter: despite issuing a warning to congressional republicans, the president also expressed optimism that some gop lawmakers may be warming to the idea of allowing taxes on the wealthy to rise. but here at the capitol today, congressional republican leaders said the president should focus less on tax increases and more on spending cuts >> we put an offer on the table. now he has out of ha
government bonds. now, the president has proposed he be given authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional action. house republicans reject that idea. and they've called for raising revee wthout rate hikes, plus major savings in entitlement programs. the president argued today a partial deal is possible on taxes, if the g.o.p. will agree to raise rates on the top 2%. >> and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that framework, to acknowledge that...
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you don't get them through a government rule that lets the company reach in your wallet and take money. the kinds of profits that we're >> brown: after the election, what's next for immigration reform? ray suarez asks texas senator kay bailey hutchison and illinois representative luis gutierrez. >> warner: and on the "daily download," we look at how the obama administration is re-using digital information gathered for the campaign to rally support now. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for pubc broadcaing. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: washington was a-whirl today with more talk of avoiding the much-discussed fiscal cliff. but as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. >> i believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks.
you don't get them through a government rule that lets the company reach in your wallet and take money. the kinds of profits that we're >> brown: after the election, what's next for immigration reform? ray suarez asks texas senator kay bailey hutchison and illinois representative luis gutierrez. >> warner: and on the "daily download," we look at how the obama administration is re-using digital information gathered for the campaign to rally support now. >> brown:...
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government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he considered suicide after s arrest. private first class bradley manning was cross-examined today in a pre-trial hearing at fort meade, maryland. he admitted making a noose out of bed sheets before being sent to the u.s. marine corps brig at quantico, virginia. manning says his treatment there was so harsh, the charges should be dismissed. the military says manning was a suicide risk, so jailers kept him isolated and took away his clothes. the holders of half of that record powerball jackpot of $588 million came forward today in missouri. a 52-year-old mechanic, mark hill, and his wife cindy were introduced in dearborn, just north of kansas city. cindy hill said she couldn't believe at first that their ticket was a winner. >> i didn't have my glasses and i was thinking is that th
government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he considered suicide after s arrest. private first class bradley manning was cross-examined today in a pre-trial hearing at fort meade, maryland. he admitted making a noose out of bed sheets before being sent to the u.s. marine...
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the government and opposition are blaming each other for the shutdown. whatever the truth, syria's regime is battling these men for its very survival. president assad's helicopters are being shot down. and even a mig jet was filmed tumbling from the sky. this rebel boasting that he's downed both a helicopter and a mig within 24 hours. these surface to air missiles have been looted from captured military bases. what do we first with it a voice can be heard asking. not everybody knows how this newfound firepower works. yet this islamist brigade near damascus now has one. while near aleppo an entirm air defense system seems to have fallen to the so-called daoud battalion which is affiliated however loosely with al qaeda. "these are assad's missiles," say the cameraman and "we have taken them." london and washington may have refused to arm these rebels. but armed they are like never before. >> suarez: and margaret warner takes the story from there. >> warner: for more on today's developments and what they mean for syria's president bashar al assad, i'm joine
the government and opposition are blaming each other for the shutdown. whatever the truth, syria's regime is battling these men for its very survival. president assad's helicopters are being shot down. and even a mig jet was filmed tumbling from the sky. this rebel boasting that he's downed both a helicopter and a mig within 24 hours. these surface to air missiles have been looted from captured military bases. what do we first with it a voice can be heard asking. not everybody knows how this...
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higher federal government spending and stronger u.s. exports also helped. the impact super-storm sandy has had on the job market seems to be dissipating. 23,000 fewer americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits during thanksgiving week compared to a week earlier. the total was 393,000. it had jumped to over 400,000 in the weeks following t storm. still, we saw just modest gains on wall street today-- the dow rose 36 points, the nasdaq was up 20, and the s&p 500 added six. >> tom: the roster of companies announcing special one-time paydays for their shareholders continued growing today. taxes on stock dividends are currently set at 15%. but with no deal on the fiscal cliff, dividends will be taxed like regular income, meaning they could go up to over 40% for some high-income households. we spoke with larry mendelson, the chairman and c.e.o. at avionics gear maker heico, which announced its own special dividend this week. larry, thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. what role did the fiscal cliff play in heico decision to paid fiscal dividend.
higher federal government spending and stronger u.s. exports also helped. the impact super-storm sandy has had on the job market seems to be dissipating. 23,000 fewer americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits during thanksgiving week compared to a week earlier. the total was 393,000. it had jumped to over 400,000 in the weeks following t storm. still, we saw just modest gains on wall street today-- the dow rose 36 points, the nasdaq was up 20, and the s&p 500 added six. >>...
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that funds education, social services, and it taxes. >> if you want lower taxes and less government, i'm scott walker, and i know how to get the job done. >> and so the smart donors can change the whole country without ever going to washington, without ever having to go through a congressional hearing, without ever having to lobby on capitol hill, without ever having to talk to a president. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> the new governor moved quickly with a raft of alec-inspired bills. they included one similar to florida's stand-your-ground. another made it easier to carry concealed weapons. there was a resolution opposing the ndated purchase of health insurance. and of course there was one limiting corporate liability. the wisconsin legislature passed a so-called tort reform measure that included parts of eight different alec models. alec was elated, praising walker and the legislature in a press release for their "immediate attention to reforming the state's legal system." but scott walker was also shooting for another big alec prize. >> now some have que
that funds education, social services, and it taxes. >> if you want lower taxes and less government, i'm scott walker, and i know how to get the job done. >> and so the smart donors can change the whole country without ever going to washington, without ever having to go through a congressional hearing, without ever having to lobby on capitol hill, without ever having to talk to a president. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> the new governor moved...
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they're feeling so good about the election, they've forgotten they've got a duty to govern. a lot of people are going to suffer -- a lot -- if we go off this cliff. that's why we assumed democrats would have preferred to avoid it. we thought this was the perfect opportunity to do som >> house democratic leaders spoke with reporters in the capital. this is 15 minutes. >> we are back. >> i know that you appreciate that we all have a day job and this is part of it. but we want to make sure that our ranking members that he leaves so effectively to make sure that we get all the members. let's start with you. >> allowing the middle class tax cuts, the debt limit on the table. >> consider that the republicans agree the new income tax will be a victory for the american people. it is becoming more if he does do that. passing the tax cut means the end of holding them hostage. >> i share the leaders view, this ought not to be a bad time. -- about tactics or strategy. it should be aboutthe economy and working americans, 98% pass the bill. they have the assurance that they will not be su
they're feeling so good about the election, they've forgotten they've got a duty to govern. a lot of people are going to suffer -- a lot -- if we go off this cliff. that's why we assumed democrats would have preferred to avoid it. we thought this was the perfect opportunity to do som >> house democratic leaders spoke with reporters in the capital. this is 15 minutes. >> we are back. >> i know that you appreciate that we all have a day job and this is part of it. but we want to...
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of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god for their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and we'll continue our discussion on water security. and to. legal. emissions. cretaceous three. four chargers free to make amends three. three stews free. download free broadcast live video for your media project free media. dot com. well the. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've. covered. machine would be soon which brightened if you knew about it soon from finest impression it's. nice clean stock totty dot com. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the b
of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god for their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and we'll continue our discussion on water security. and to. legal. emissions. cretaceous three. four chargers...
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save the government a lot of money because exposing tax evasion the government will give you ten percent of what they saved so we have case after case after case now of whistleblowers in america receiving enormous sums of money one woman received one hundred thirty one million dollars as a ten percent of what she saved the government tax avoidance so those things are encouraging to some whistleblowers we don't believe in that here we don't think that people ought to take money because it will it will suggest that we're only doing this for the money is there a coach say in the covering up is a long time culture it's one of the few things that you could say is uniquely british in a sense that the idea that when the police kill somebody nobody's ever convicted there's been a thousand deaths in police custody in this country in the last twenty odd years and not one policeman not one has ever been convicted it's always been covered up there's a famous case in two thousand and six where a brazilian electrician was shot to death by seven on uniform explain clothes police in front of forty horri
save the government a lot of money because exposing tax evasion the government will give you ten percent of what they saved so we have case after case after case now of whistleblowers in america receiving enormous sums of money one woman received one hundred thirty one million dollars as a ten percent of what she saved the government tax avoidance so those things are encouraging to some whistleblowers we don't believe in that here we don't think that people ought to take money because it will...
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at least with no deal we will finally get a government that is forked to live in its means. that is what the republican party has to stand for. why bother? why have a reason party if they don't stand for these things. >>neil: you seem upset, michelle. charles, i do understand elections have consequences and you can make an argument the president ran on the notion i have to hike taxes and i want to hike taxes on the upper income. and he won. you can make an argument that was going to happen. but it is giving if on all the areas, giving in on a deal that would be potentially very short when it comes to spending cuts seems to add insult to financial injury? >>guest: that is her point. listen, the republicans should remember they were elected and they do have a seat at the table. the tip-off was last night while everyone watched the redskins game, the night of the long screwdrivers when speaker boehner got rid of all the tea party members in charge of the committees, he dump them all in the middle of the night and no one paid attention. that was ding ding ding. it should frighte
at least with no deal we will finally get a government that is forked to live in its means. that is what the republican party has to stand for. why bother? why have a reason party if they don't stand for these things. >>neil: you seem upset, michelle. charles, i do understand elections have consequences and you can make an argument the president ran on the notion i have to hike taxes and i want to hike taxes on the upper income. and he won. you can make an argument that was going to...
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i mean i agree that the current government in turkey has done a lot compared to previous governments in turkey for voting rights of kurdish people but the second speaker is sais there's a long way to go prime minister. feels that he has given a lot to kurdish people any feel that kurds must be in are quite happy for what they have kids go through right now and they should stop asking for any further rights or they should stop complaining about their mistreatment and so on as we all know that are over eight thousand political kurdish activists including elected to m.p.'s elected mailers councillors journalist and so on who are in prison who have not been well not been sentenced by the turkish courts yet only recently they were given the basic right to make a statement or a defense in their mother time so there's a lot of problems still existing in turkey and kurds are not only students of turkey but there are also millions of kurds who are students of iran who are students of iraq and who are students of syria so it's a very complex matter if turkey of the current government of turkey
i mean i agree that the current government in turkey has done a lot compared to previous governments in turkey for voting rights of kurdish people but the second speaker is sais there's a long way to go prime minister. feels that he has given a lot to kurdish people any feel that kurds must be in are quite happy for what they have kids go through right now and they should stop asking for any further rights or they should stop complaining about their mistreatment and so on as we all know that...
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despite the fact that many of the governments that came to visit sent their foreign ministers there to gaza for example don't like the mass at all in fact they fear it so it clearly strengthened the. mats both in the palestinian territories and in the arab world politically and i think that's a victory for a mass and a defeat for israel but israel invokes the right to defend itself against terrorism and this is a claim backed by countries such as united states and germany you certainly don't deny israel this right to certainly not and but that doesn't mean that you can take preemptive attack action to attack others especially civilians the fact that one side commits occasional acts of terrorism does not justify state terrorism and in this case there was no rocket far of any consequence from the gaza strip into israel prior to israel's inauguration of military raid that killed the military leader of amounts hamas is an organization that doesn't have much of a military capacity many people actually say that israel back in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine and also this time. i
despite the fact that many of the governments that came to visit sent their foreign ministers there to gaza for example don't like the mass at all in fact they fear it so it clearly strengthened the. mats both in the palestinian territories and in the arab world politically and i think that's a victory for a mass and a defeat for israel but israel invokes the right to defend itself against terrorism and this is a claim backed by countries such as united states and germany you certainly don't...
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government. misbehaves doesn't follow prudent policies there would be alternatives that were moving away from the dollar wouldn't mean. global liquidity shortage if there were alternative sources of liquidity in europe and china that's interesting do you see this stage being set where that could be a reality. in my book i did see that possibility and i. forecast that ten years from now we could be in a world where the euro and the renminbi were serious competitors to the dollar i become a little more pessimistic be because as everyone knows the eurozone has not been able to grab a line under its crisis the euro has been losing ground in the last year or so as a reserve currency and the chinese have problems as well but with their growth slowing down it's important to note that all the important reserve currencies in history have been the currency it's a political democracies where investors are confident that there are limits on the arbitrary power of the executive one has to wonder whether china
government. misbehaves doesn't follow prudent policies there would be alternatives that were moving away from the dollar wouldn't mean. global liquidity shortage if there were alternative sources of liquidity in europe and china that's interesting do you see this stage being set where that could be a reality. in my book i did see that possibility and i. forecast that ten years from now we could be in a world where the euro and the renminbi were serious competitors to the dollar i become a...
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a problem is that the government doesn't need neither the constitution nor democracy and they always start to talk about dialogue whenever they need a temporary alternative but in practice they are defying democracy the main problem is that since one thousand nine hundred seventy six the development of kuwait has stopped because the government started thinking of how to change the constitution and get rid of it the growth of the country has stopped and the government is unable to change the constitution or to continue with the development process as a result the situation has got to where it is now that spoke the opposition hope that they would like should result in a lower voter turnout which could in their view radically undermine the actual outcome of the elections and potentially nice and the dissolution of the most recent parliament we also spoke to opposition activists to say that they are going to be stationing their own observers at each of the polling stations in order to do an independent count of the voter turnout the which country has seen by and street battles between op
a problem is that the government doesn't need neither the constitution nor democracy and they always start to talk about dialogue whenever they need a temporary alternative but in practice they are defying democracy the main problem is that since one thousand nine hundred seventy six the development of kuwait has stopped because the government started thinking of how to change the constitution and get rid of it the growth of the country has stopped and the government is unable to change the...
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government of course it's very useful to have other countries militaries integrated into the us they get the training then they get the equipment they get the arms it's the full package the idea of proxy armies is not new to the very best part record of training foreign armies has hardly been flawless you have the school of americas for instance which is trained all the the armies that became the torturers of latin america that started after world war two i would say the training troops is especially in the middle east in the case of iraq or in afghanistan something of a catastrophe it's premised on a fantasy that if the u.s. buys the uniforms gives them the guns provides in the training that somehow these will be reliable forces you can see in the case of afghanistan big governments are united the governments are partners but the afghan troops don't consider the americans to be their friends in fact they consider them to be cultural aliens who are occupying their country more than fifty coalition troops were killed this year alone by members of the afghan security forces or it is ou
government of course it's very useful to have other countries militaries integrated into the us they get the training then they get the equipment they get the arms it's the full package the idea of proxy armies is not new to the very best part record of training foreign armies has hardly been flawless you have the school of americas for instance which is trained all the the armies that became the torturers of latin america that started after world war two i would say the training troops is...
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austerity seems to be the future for britain at least where the government extended its massive cost program for five more years a defined finance minister waved away immediate protest same tax hikes would help heal the country's ailing economy. has more now on london's proposed keel well everyone now madly picking their way through but while we're there a lot of thing is one thing that was very very clear and that's in the u.k. is even more sturdy know what those figures showed us was that the u.k. economy is going to shrink by your point one percent to five hundred twenty twelve now it sounds like a small amount but of course no sign of that all important growth in fact what we seeing is that borrowing has gone up we think that the debt has risen and fallen most crucially i think it's probably the fact that the government had no reduction target so we're now facing an extended austerity program is going to take its right away three to twenty eighteenth's a pretty gloomy outlook and this is what we. call going to really not be what millions of families all across the again to one th
austerity seems to be the future for britain at least where the government extended its massive cost program for five more years a defined finance minister waved away immediate protest same tax hikes would help heal the country's ailing economy. has more now on london's proposed keel well everyone now madly picking their way through but while we're there a lot of thing is one thing that was very very clear and that's in the u.k. is even more sturdy know what those figures showed us was that the...
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and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the economy back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment to disappear. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five e.u. nations including britain and france have summoned stays rain ambassadors to express concern of a plans to build more settlements in disputed lands in east jerusalem he was also joined by a bigger one in washington and warning that israel's plans pose a threat to the peace effort but prime minister binyamin netanyahu is vying to press ahead and continue construction and jet traffic of its journalists and international affairs expert says netanyahu is aggressive stance could cost him the support of his longtime ally. netanyahu scoring domestic points and he's definitely positioning this. as a bid for big three in january. the loss of even close friends of thes
and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the economy back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment to disappear. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five e.u. nations including britain and france have summoned stays rain...
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and i know there are some individuals that don't trust government. who don't trust law enforcement. and i don't know how we can ever convince them. >> the public protection committee is expected to hold a committee on the drone issue in january. if the committee approves it it will go to the board of officials for final approval. >> john mcafee has a new tactic to evade police in balize. he wants asylum in guatemala. the software tycoon surfaced in guatemala today. he fled balize where he's wanted for murder. mcafee says he hired guatemala's former attorney general to petition the country's government to allow him to stay. >>> in oakland city hall hundreds of people are lined up in the city council chambers to way in on a battle that's been brewing for a while now. cbs 5 reporter christin ayers shows us it has to do with people and their pets. >> reporter: in dog years it's a lifetime. 14 years since neighbors have been well, dog fighting over this small stretch of grass along lake merit. >> i call it a pitch fork battle. it's very contentious. >> nowhere are dogs allowed to run off
and i know there are some individuals that don't trust government. who don't trust law enforcement. and i don't know how we can ever convince them. >> the public protection committee is expected to hold a committee on the drone issue in january. if the committee approves it it will go to the board of officials for final approval. >> john mcafee has a new tactic to evade police in balize. he wants asylum in guatemala. the software tycoon surfaced in guatemala today. he fled balize...
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this is one of the things that our government does. you may remember me wearing a funny outfit when we traveled to mexico while they were giving up the last of their jury rain yum. working with our administration to safely contain and take away that material. from the beginning of this presidency, the work has been a priority for president obama. ten weeks after he was inaugurated in 2009, he traveled to praug and laid out his vision in front of 20,000 people. >> as a nuclear power as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the united states has a moral responsibility to act. we cannot succeed in this endeavor alone, but we can lead it. we can start it. so today i state clearly and with conviction america's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. [ applause ] i'm not naive. this it goal will not be reached quickly. perhaps not in my lifetime. it will take patience and persistence. but now we, too, must ignore the voices who tell us that the world cannot change. we have to insist, yes
this is one of the things that our government does. you may remember me wearing a funny outfit when we traveled to mexico while they were giving up the last of their jury rain yum. working with our administration to safely contain and take away that material. from the beginning of this presidency, the work has been a priority for president obama. ten weeks after he was inaugurated in 2009, he traveled to praug and laid out his vision in front of 20,000 people. >> as a nuclear power as the...
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well those who have an interest in data confidentiality whether it's governments or or terrorists or or cyber criminals or whoever will know that the cloud is is a pretty insecure place with regard to data confidentiality so. i would assume that well trained terrorists for example. would not store the data any clout so really regarding effectiveness you can question that. from real point of view of the best way to fix all that well all over the world including in china and russia and in europe and in in the united states internet surveillance is increasing and it's quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does privacy mean i know that this is a very ambitious goal but as we all move into the internet and as we all as it all becomes a part of our daily lives free speech and privacy online is becoming ever more important. right on by have from the netherlands so many thanks indeed for sharing your views that. syria's chemical weapons arsenal is again whipping up a frenzy at least in the us
well those who have an interest in data confidentiality whether it's governments or or terrorists or or cyber criminals or whoever will know that the cloud is is a pretty insecure place with regard to data confidentiality so. i would assume that well trained terrorists for example. would not store the data any clout so really regarding effectiveness you can question that. from real point of view of the best way to fix all that well all over the world including in china and russia and in europe...
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. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made it clear there will be consequences should the assad regime make the mistake of using those weapons on its own people. for more on the perspective from damascus, i spoke a short time ago to the bbc's jeremy bolon -- jeremy bowen. >> the issue has been pretty firm on the use of chemical weapons. any news from damascus? >> i think the regime here can feel the pressure. it has been under huge pressure in the last couple of weeks, increasing pressure.
. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus,...
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asks whether people really want to know what their governments are up to. it's been two years since wiki leaks released what's now known as cable gates the world's largest leak of classified u.s. material so has it changed the world much this week let's talk about that i'm kind of a thought what i don't know doesn't hurt me so if your government is killing innocent people you're ok with that i'm not saying i'm ok with that but. i know i'm contradicting myself but i obviously don't want my government to kill innocent people but in the same boat. how do i know they're innocent if you run a government and you live or you run a business this is a a business and you lead everyone from your employees to the person who's the janitor to know everything about your business something's going to come back and haunt you and so maybe you shouldn't do anything that would haunt you. if. you have a good point knowledge is power right so we found out some information so that's a positive thing but i don't know if it's changed anything you don't think it's changed the way th
asks whether people really want to know what their governments are up to. it's been two years since wiki leaks released what's now known as cable gates the world's largest leak of classified u.s. material so has it changed the world much this week let's talk about that i'm kind of a thought what i don't know doesn't hurt me so if your government is killing innocent people you're ok with that i'm not saying i'm ok with that but. i know i'm contradicting myself but i obviously don't want my...
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. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made it clear there will be consequences should the assad regime make the mistake of using those weapons on its own people. for more on the perspective from damascus, i spoke a short time ago to the bbc's jeremy bolon -- jeremy bowen. >> the issue has been pretty firm on the use of chemical weapons. any news from damascus? >> i think the regime here can feel the pressure. it has been under huge pressure in the last couple of weeks, increasing pressure.
. >> the syrian government is under increasing pressure tonight. the american and russian foreign ministers met with the u.n. envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus,...
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on the road to damascus airport reopened on friday off the syrian government side it had regained control of. been fierce fighting between the army and rebels on thursday with several international airlines suspending flights to the capital and syria is still cut off from the internet because of the battle the government and opposition play each other for the blackout. former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss kahn has reportedly settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault and your sources say strauss kahn will pay the one six million dollars he was held in new york last year accusations led to other sexual allegations which forced him to resign as the dynasty. but after the break capital account with lauren lyster on the causes of the global financial rollercoaster. if you're passing through russia's very region you really can't. on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportun
on the road to damascus airport reopened on friday off the syrian government side it had regained control of. been fierce fighting between the army and rebels on thursday with several international airlines suspending flights to the capital and syria is still cut off from the internet because of the battle the government and opposition play each other for the blackout. former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss kahn has reportedly settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused...
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now is a look at some other news from around the world the syrian government says it has regained control over the road leading to the nation's main international airport after intense fighting with rebel forces earlier several international airlines a span of flights to damascus because of the battles and internet services were also down in the country with the government and the opposition blaming each other for the blackout. british prime minister david cameron has rejected recommendations for a new day in the pan and legally backed media watchdog cameron fears any political involvement in such a body could inhibit freedom of the press the suggestions were made in the widely anticipated leveson report on media standards in the u.k. by its divisions have emerged within the government's with a deputy prime minister supporting the reports saying stay bad body was needed to regulate the press now shortly after the break having margins breaking the set stay with us. gracefully. it is a way of life traditionally the people are. herders and. they're also highly skilled and organized. dependin
now is a look at some other news from around the world the syrian government says it has regained control over the road leading to the nation's main international airport after intense fighting with rebel forces earlier several international airlines a span of flights to damascus because of the battles and internet services were also down in the country with the government and the opposition blaming each other for the blackout. british prime minister david cameron has rejected recommendations...
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i have a problem is that the government doesn't need neither the constitution nor democracy and they always start to talk about dialogue whenever they need a temporary alternative but in practice they are defying democracy the main problem is that since one thousand nine hundred seventy six the development of kuwait has stopped because the government started thinking of how to change the constitution and get rid of it the growth of the country has stopped and the government is unable to change the constitution or to continue with the development process as a result the situation has got to where it is now. and so what he's referring to is effectively what people feel is a corruption at the top a lack of economic development despite the massive oil wealth of this country both as well as what people feel a subversion of the political system and as i said while there is more media freedom and sort of political freedom relative to other countries here we have seen activists arrested for speaking out negatively against the ruling family and the policies here and we've also seen crackdowns
i have a problem is that the government doesn't need neither the constitution nor democracy and they always start to talk about dialogue whenever they need a temporary alternative but in practice they are defying democracy the main problem is that since one thousand nine hundred seventy six the development of kuwait has stopped because the government started thinking of how to change the constitution and get rid of it the growth of the country has stopped and the government is unable to change...
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the chemical scare round series receiving a skeptical response not only from assad's government but now the very people seeking to bring him down a senior rebel official has dismissed washington's reports that assad was arming chemical warheads so it was all part of a major game but it's all he's going to check our polls even fabricated allegations can't prove deadly. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles will possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibil
the chemical scare round series receiving a skeptical response not only from assad's government but now the very people seeking to bring him down a senior rebel official has dismissed washington's reports that assad was arming chemical warheads so it was all part of a major game but it's all he's going to check our polls even fabricated allegations can't prove deadly. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons...
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and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and tax less and regulate less that is what will get the comic back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment is here. so. saving companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. and you study has revealed that britain is one of the toughest countries to live in when it comes to paying taxes the research shows that some households are paying well paying seventy three percent of their income into tax with no hope of getting vital benefits in return i talked about this with. up to seventy three percent that's the amount of tax that your average british household pays once an average british household that's two kids two parents with one breadwinner so a lot of people who are just trying to raise a family being called goodbye this tax that goes towards your income tax your national insurance and what it all tallies up to is it means that some families are g
and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and tax less and regulate less that is what will get the comic back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment is here. so. saving companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. and you study has revealed that britain is one of the toughest countries to live in...
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and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by tricking the role of government by getting government to spend less tax less and regulate less that is what comic back in order that's what cause the job rate growing and i'm finding it here. so. failing companies being supported by governments is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. you on the first person but i found instead on this program we keep going round in circles don't we and the cash now is supposed to allow spain's full biggest nationalized banks to function without further government support i say that in inverted commas is that realistic. well nobody knows. i mean obviously we the public don't get to hear the full story. but what we've seen over the last five years is continuous bailouts. banks and other companies that are considered to be too big to fail are supported by government consumption that is so one time to fix it needs to be done once the problem is solved and it just isn't true. government bailing out companies and banks that are not. solvable and not thinking of profit a
and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by tricking the role of government by getting government to spend less tax less and regulate less that is what comic back in order that's what cause the job rate growing and i'm finding it here. so. failing companies being supported by governments is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. you on the first person but i found instead on this program we keep going round in circles don't we and the cash now is...
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despair of ever finding a job with a government billion pound flagship skiing seeming to make matters worse. are you watching r t live from moscow the political crisis in egypt is deepening with the country's top judges rebelling against president mohamed morsi the supremes constitutional court has refused to oversee a referendum on the new draft constitution planned for two weeks time and claims pro morsi supporters have prevented them from doing their job judges declared an open ended strike late on sunday when they were supposed to rule on the legitimacy of the islamised dominated panel which drafted the constitution thousands of morsy supporters surrounded the building and stopped the judges from entering the opposition who continue their protest against what they call an oppressive regime are planning to march from the presidential palace on cheese day meanwhile egypt's economy is deteriorating as economist explained to our teams tom barton in cairo. with protests continuing around the clock both for and against a gyptian president mohamed morsi the country's economy is facing in
despair of ever finding a job with a government billion pound flagship skiing seeming to make matters worse. are you watching r t live from moscow the political crisis in egypt is deepening with the country's top judges rebelling against president mohamed morsi the supremes constitutional court has refused to oversee a referendum on the new draft constitution planned for two weeks time and claims pro morsi supporters have prevented them from doing their job judges declared an open ended strike...
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as the government keeps deadly raids on militants. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow israel is under pressure from the u.n. to open up to the world the nuclear arsenal it denies even exists in an overwhelming vote the general assembly approved a resolution urging the country to allow inspections of its atomic facilities. reports. this one in the past has never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly stating that it has nuclear capability they response has always been no comment but of course it is widely assumed and widely understood that israel has a nuclear program particularly in the south of the country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor six against and
as the government keeps deadly raids on militants. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow israel is under pressure from the u.n. to open up to the world the nuclear arsenal it denies even exists in an overwhelming vote the general assembly approved a resolution urging the country to allow inspections of its atomic facilities. reports. this one in the past has never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly...
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before this government and the end of the of this. of this step of israel nothing happened palestinians didn't get back to the negotiations they did back very symbolically and it was done in two weeks and it again failed so i think that israel done everything he could to bring back this process but again we have to provide security to israel. while we also spoke to ramsey baroud editor of palestine chronicle dot com who believes israel was using peace talks to stall palestine pass to statehood. when netanyahu comes and says the only way of peace is direct negotiations from the point of view of someone who doesn't really understand what's going on it sounds reasonable enough it sounds logical enough but the problem is israel has done everything in its capacity and its power to undermine any chances and any prospects for that for the so-called peace process to achieve anything since palestinians and israelis have been talking twenty years ago until today look at the reality on the ground the settlements have doubled the number of settle
before this government and the end of the of this. of this step of israel nothing happened palestinians didn't get back to the negotiations they did back very symbolically and it was done in two weeks and it again failed so i think that israel done everything he could to bring back this process but again we have to provide security to israel. while we also spoke to ramsey baroud editor of palestine chronicle dot com who believes israel was using peace talks to stall palestine pass to statehood....